Elvis Presley: The Beatles star Paul McCartney's unbelievable move first time they met

ELVIS PRESLEY met The Beatles only once but that was enough for Paul McCartney to make an unbelievable move.

Elvis Presley met The Beatles during their 1965 US tour. As Beatlemania kicked up a gear, the Fab Four took time out of their wild schedule to sit down with their idol, the great King of Rock ’n’ Roll at his home, Graceland. In an article titled Ze King and I, John Lennon revealed an incredible fact about Paul McCartney: that he had actually offered the Blue Suede Shoes hitmaker bass guitar tips during their meeting.

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Recalling something he said to the King upon that first — and only — meeting, Lennon added: “Because we were both Peter Sellers fans, I remember saying to him, ‘Zis is ze way it should be. Ze small homey gathering wiz a few friends and a leetle music!’”

The Beatle said he knew his bandmates McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison were all feeling as nervous as he was when they arrived at Graceland and were greeted by their idol.

“He was a legend in his own lifetime, and it’s never easy meeting a legend in his own lifetime,” he explained. “However, Elvis tried to make us feel at home.”

According to the Imagine hitmaker, the room remained silence when the group had got settled, with Presley eventually breaking the ice by joking: “Look, guys, if you’re just going to sit there an stare at me, I’m going to bed.”

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He then proposed they jam a little, instructing one of his staff to bring some guitars into the room.

Lennon revealed how Presley had ended up with a bass guitar, while he took a rhythm guitar.

“Elvis obviously wasn’t that familiar with his instrument,” he said.

At this point, the star recalled his bandmate McCartney stepping in to give the King some quick tips.